More SpaceX Rockets to Soar over California: How and when to Watch

Vandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch on Tuesday

What: Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County When: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to SpaceX; if needed, the team has backup opportunities during the same time period Wednesday Where: Space Launch Complex-4 on the South Base Landing: The first-stage booster, making its 29th flight, will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship positioned in the Pacific Ocean. Why: Deliver 28 satellites into orbit for …

More SpaceX rockets to soar over California: How and when to watch

The torrid pace of rocket launches from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base continues this week and next with two more scheduled SpaceX missions. Another is planned for later this month. Weather permitting, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a train of 28 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit will launch Tuesday sometime after 6 p.m. Pacific. Starlink is the company's satellite internet network that delivers high-speed broadband to remote and un…

Vandenberg sets 1-year launch record with latest SpaceX mission from California

A Friday, Oct. 3, SpaceX mission from Southern California set a 1-year record for rocket launches from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

SpaceX Breaks Vandenberg Launch Record with Falcon 9 Starlink Deployment

In the early morning hours of October 3, 2025, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket thundered skyward from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 28 Starlink satellites into orbit. This launch not only expanded SpaceX’s burgeoning constellation for global internet coverage but also shattered the base’s annual record for orbital missions, marking a pivotal moment in the U.S. space industry’s push toward higher cadence operations. The event unfol…

SpaceX launched 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-39 on Friday from California – SatNews

On Friday, October 3 at 7:06 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos captured by Satnews. This was the second flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which now previously launched two Starlink mission. After stage separation, the first stage landed on the Of Cours…